The "no account sign-up needed" element is a key distinguishing factor for TitanPad. Plus the playback feature, which is great for watching a (double or triple time) digital record of a learner's writing process unfold after the fact. The latter distinguishes it from Google Docs for particular types of tasks.

Foreign and second language teachers exploring the web (first in 2012, now in 2013), mulling the integration of technology, musing on how that relates to language learning and teaching, plus our own professional development as educators.

Each app is described briefly; then, ideas for using the app in the classroom with students are provided, followed by ideas for students to use the app autonomously, using their smartphone and / or tablet."

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[Excerpt]: "Storytelling in all its forms (traditional pen and paper or digital) has always been a favourite of mine. I always include some kind of storytelling activity with my classes so I decided to write about some available tools for use online (digital storytelling) or in the classroom to support pen and paper storytelling."

sarspri's insight:

An annotated list of apps with screenshots and short descriptions, by language teacher Vicky Saumell.

This multimedia site features streaming MP3s, annotated lyrics, articles and links. The recordings are of songs in the public domain plus artists’ originals used with permission. The emphasis is on providing resources for students and teachers of French.

I am rehearsing about collaborative writing for a workshop I will give soon. Surfing the net, I came across Many People, Many Minds: Collaborative Writing in the ESL Classroom – a master’s thesis by Morten Oddvik which seems very interesting and would like to share with you.

Not the most advanced use of the Internet for learning, by far, but still useful -- find the right time, the right place. Find the student who thrives on this and stuff and set it up as an out of class individualized (or collaborative) student project.

Shaping the Way We Teach English is a fantastic resource that I came across recently. The resource is similar to other online courses from colleges and universities. It's free and accessible through The Online Language Center of the University of Oregon and it is a pretty complete teacher training course that has videos , viewing tasks, transcripts, observation checklists and even recommended supplementary web based reading.

A great example of Voicethread in action for speaking and listening with language learners. Many of the prompts are structured as exam practice. Students can record, but also hear examples by learners from all over the world.

"About the Project: Frankenstein is a great novel, but it is difficult novel in many ways. The first challenge is helping students unlearn what they know about the story. I do this by simply asking my students to identify the "Frankenstein" in Frankenstein. Most students will answer that the name refers to the monster--the tall guy with green paint and bolts on the side of his head. Actually, the name refers to Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the monster or "creature" as he is often called.

I then ask students to tell me what they know of the search for the Northwest Passage. Again, this is a topic that few students know about. Neither did I, in fact, when I first read the novel.

After a few articles, illustrations, and maps about this topic, I do not begin Frankenstein, but instead have students read an abridged version of ..."

I'm happy to announce the publication of the long awaited Frankenstein Google Lit Trip.

This project was developed by Mr. Gregory Greenleaf and his 2012-2013 Advanced Placement English students at Greely High School in Cumberland, Maine.

I'm also pretty excited about having used Screenflow in order to create the video preview for the Frankenstein Google Lit Trip. Screenflow is capable of capturing 1080 HD video of the computer screen so detail is much easier to see. Take a look for yourselves by viewing the Preview Video here:

Take a look at your ‘average’ high school student in the United States, and you can wager a pretty good guess that the one foreign language that they’re learning as part of the standard curriculum is Spanish.

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